No more internal speakers settings on system pref

When you look in the headphone socket, can you see a red light?

Bob

PS: I know this is a strange question, but I'm quite serious

Hi George

There's a micro switch in the socket which detects whether or not a conventional headphone or an optical connector is plugged in. Sometimes this switch gets stuck causing the symptoms you describe.

To fix it you need to unstick the switch. Sometimes this can be done by repeatedly plugging and unplugging a head phone connector, otherwise you need to use a small non conducting probe (a tooth pick being favoured) into the socket at the 3 o'clock position to turn off the switch - carefully! I've never had the problem personally so I can't describe it in more detail.

Good luck

Bob

I'm having the same problem, but neither plugging and unplugging the headphones nor sticking a nonconducting probe in seems to be helping. (My "nonconducting probe" is a tine broken off of a plastic fork, if that matters — I couldn't find any toothpicks in the house.)

Also, when I press the volume up or down buttons (F11 or F12) I get this strange "no sound" icon: !http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v478/josiahrowe/weirdsoundicon.png!

Am I just not toggling the switch right, or is there something else going on here?

Anyone? Anyone? Bueller?

I have exactly the same problem. I can hear sound when the headphones are in, and i can change the sound level. BUT, when i unplug the headphones there is no sound at all from the internal speakers and i get the sound level option as you show above. No sound is heard when i start up.

In sound settings the build in speakers option is gone!

If you want a response you might do better to start a new thread.

Curiously, the problem resolved itself tonight, but not before going through a brief spell where the external speakers didn't work either. I haven't tried plugging anything into the audio jack since the internal speakers started working, for fear that it'll go back to the way it was — but at least my internal speakers are working now.